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Stay up to date with what’s happening at Foodeast Haumako – whether it’s our industry news or unmissable events here on site. 

Here’s your monthly update from the innovation engine room of food, beverage and agritech in Hawke’s Bay. Here’s a summary of what is in the October newsletter: Great response to…
Join us at Foodeast Haumako for a special future focused tech breakfast.  Friday 14th November 7.30am – 9am Foodeast Haumako, 4 Hanui Road, Tomoana, Hastings Technology is transforming the food, beverage…
Here’s your monthly update from the innovation engine room of food, beverage and agritech in Hawke’s Bay. Here’s a summary of what is in the September newsletter: Fermentation is the…
New Zealand has many elements needed to play a serious role in global fermentation markets with Hawke’s Bay positioned to be part of this. Now the region, with partners from…
Here’s your monthly update from the innovation engine room of food, beverage and agritech in Hawke’s Bay. Here’s a summary of what is in the August newsletter: Fermentation Summit -…
Fermentation is fast becoming one of the most powerful technologies shaping the future of food; not in artisan kitchens, but in high-tech labs, bioreactors and scalable production systems. On Thursday…
Here’s your monthly update from the innovation engine room of food, beverage and agritech in Hawke’s Bay. Here’s a summary of what is in the July newsletter: Horizon Europe: Global…
Horizon Europe, the EU’s largest-ever science and innovation programme, could open new doors for Hawke’s Bay’s food and agritech innovators, providing a platform to connect with global partners and take…
Foodstuffs North Island, in partnership with the Food Innovation Network, would love you to join them at their Emerging Supplier Forum here at Foodeast Haumako. Thursday 24th July @ 10amThis…
Foodeast Haumako presents the inaugural Fermentation for Future Food Summit Thursday 11th September 2025Time: 8.30am – 3.30pmLocation: Foodeast Haumako, 4 Hanui Road, Tomoana, HastingsTickets: $195 + booking fee How will…
Join us for the next Hawke’s Bay Innovators Meetup, this time hosted at Foodeast Haumako — the region’s food innovation hub supporting startups, producers, and researchers shaping the future of food. Thursday 10th…
Here’s your monthly update from the innovation engine room of food, beverage and agritech in Hawke’s Bay. Here’s a summary of what is in the June newsletter: Foodeast building a…
This isn’t your average workshop. It’s part recovery, part real talk, part reckoning. Hosted by Damon Harvey from the Profit Unleashed, alongside Tony Martin (2b Limitless) and Neil Wagstaff (Peak…
We are about to launch our third working group for Sustainable is Attainable with a meeting for growers and packhouses. The first SiA meeting for this new working group will…
This event is for Food Safety, Quality and Operational industry professionals looking to improve and upskill their Pathogen Management and Environmental Monitoring practices. Produco have teamed up with Fort Richard and…
Here’s your monthly update from the innovation engine room of food, beverage and agritech in Hawke’s Bay. Here’s a summary of what is in the May newsletter: Agritech Unleashed -…
New Zealand’s first Agritech Unleashed event – hyper-focused on the advancement of agritech innovation in the food and fibre industries – will be held at Foodeast Haumako in Hastings in…
Here’s your monthly update from the innovation engine room of food, beverage and agritech in Hawke’s Bay. Here’s a summary of what is in the April newsletter: Agritech Unleashed will…
Foodeast Haumako is committed to being a leading centre of excellence in food, beverage, and agritech innovation. Our annual industry survey, run for the first time this year, will become…
Foodeast Haumako is all about supporting innovation in our food, beverage, and agritech businesses – and celebrating their successes. The team has scoured the internet to put together a list…
Foodeast Haumako is to host a ‘Meet the Experts’ evening, designed specifically for food or beverage businesses in the ‘start-up’ or ‘scale-up’ phase.  If your food or beverage business is…
Turning spent beer grain into building bricks, peels into bioplastics, coffee grounds into clothing, grape skins into beauty products, carrot waste into vegan ‘meat’ . . . these are just…
Today, Foodeast Haumako officially opened its doors in Hawke’s Bay, marking an important milestone in Aotearoa’s food innovation journey – to be New Zealand’s driver of the development of innovative…
Croptide is excited to announce the relocation of its Head Office to Foodeast Haumako, the recently built centre of excellence for food, beverage, and agritech innovation in Hawke’s Bay. This…
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